2025-2026学年甘肃庆阳高二(下)期末试卷英语

1、Human life is regarded as part of nature and the only way for us to survive is to live ______ nature.

A.in honor of B.in need of C.in touch with D.in harmony with

2、The British romantic poet William Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District,which was a great ________ of inspiration for his poems.

A．discovery

B．form

C．source

D．symbol

3、— I really never enjoyed myself so much at the concert yesterday.

— How I wish I _________ not always so busy and had been with you!

A.am B.would be C.were D.had been

4、Chance favors only the prepared mind.That is telling us to be prepared until the opportunity presents ______ .

A. one   B. itself

C. you   D. this

5、 Over 1.8 million of Hong Kong’s residents have sent out a clear message against the movement ______ they want an end to disorders and a return to normal life.

A. what B. that   C. which D. where

6、You will never be successful _____ you are fully devoted to you work.

A. because B. unless   C. if D. when

7、We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn’t get damaged.

A. as long as   B. as if

C. in case   D. so that

8、The official says that the next step is to negotiate the Asian Investment Bank’s articles of agreement, which is expected ________ by the end of 2021.

A.to have completed B.to be completed

C.having completed D.being completed

9、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather   .

A. actively B. accurately

C. cautiously D. originally

10、It is estimated that hopefully about 0. 5 billion families_______5G terminals by 2025, when there is a sharp drop in price.

A．have used

B．will have used

C．will be using

D．are using

11、All preparations _______ in advance before attendants arrive, the board chairman is confident the annual conference will be a success.

A. had been made   B. made   C. having made   D. to be made

12、Though his plan was a total ______from established practices, the result was satisfying.

A.substitute B.prohibition C.departure D.judgment

13、When changing lanes， a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.

A.sign； what B.mark； what

C.symbol； which D.signal； which

14、It was this experience ________ made me realize how difficult it was for the disabled to live in this world.

A. that   B. which

C. what   D. who

15、The first part of his speech caught my attention, but the rest ________ rather dull.

A．was

B．are

C．is

D．were

16、The publishing firm is doing a survey and they are delighted with the replies they________ from the public so far.

A．received

B．receive

C．are received

D．have received

17、It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______.

A. pull through B. put through C. look through D. break through

18、Here are four experiments we have to finish before June 6th, ________ two should be done in the wild.

A．of which

B．whose

C．in which

D．that

19、These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.

A. built up   B. packed up   C. brought up     D. took up

20、His statement was so ______ that it was difficult to make out   that he was trying  to express.

A.vague； what was it B.ambiguous； what it was

C.explicit； what it was D.clear； what was it

21、Welcome to the Friendship Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities (设施) to the full.

Room Service

This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.

Telephone: 48759

Dining Room

Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a. m. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed.

Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Telephone: 48752

Telephone

To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry (洗衣店), and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths (电话亭) near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.

Shop

The hotel shop is open for souvenirs (纪念品), gifts and toiletries (化妆品) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Telephone: 48687

Laundry

We have a laundry on the premises (附属) and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them.

Telephone: 48867

Bar

The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies (货币).

【1】What should you do if you want a snack (快餐) at 9 a.m?

A．Go to the hotel shop.

B．Go to the hotel bar.

C．Tell the waiter.

D．Phone Reception

【2】Which number should you dial if you want to have your clothes washed?

A．48752

B．48867

C．48687

D．48759

【3】The writer of the passage mainly wants to ________.

A．give us information about the services of the hotel

B．persuade us to stay in the hotel

C．tell us the ways of serving

D．promise us good service

22、   With bold colors, sharp lines and surreal (超现实主义的) scenes, street art from Brazil brings a different cultural feast to the audience in Shanghai this winter.

Two famous Brazilian street artists, twin brothers Gustavo Pandolfo and Otavio Pandolfo, opened their exhibition at the Shanghai Fosun Foundation on the last day of 2020. Titled “You Are My Guest,” the show will last till Feb. 26.

“It was difficult to put this show together when the whole world had to stop because of the pandemic,” Otavio Pandolfo told Xinhua during an online interview. Due to COVID-19, the two artists could not personally present their work in Shanghai, nor could they participate in the exhibition’s offline planning and preparations. However, they created a network with staff members from the Fosun Foundation in Shanghai via e-mails and video links.

After months of online communication and arrangements, they managed to send over 200 art pieces to Shanghai. “We try to find the best way to share our works with all the guests that visit the show,” he said.

Popular around the world, they have held and participated in exhibitions in countries including the United States, Portugal and Finland. “ ‘You Are My Guest’ is an invitation for everyone to jump inside our imagination, and we like to share this with everybody,” he said, adding that the exhibits were presented in a multi-media way, including large-scale paintings and sound pieces.

Born and living in Sao Paulo, they infuse(注入) their works with Brazilian cultural elements, such as local folk stories, hip hop music and breakdancing, and hope the exhibition would give Chinese audiences a glimpse of Brazilian culture. “It was a difficult year for everyone in many different ways,” said Gustavo Pandolfo. “We hope that with this exhibition we can bring some hope, energy and light, and people can think of something colorful, fun, happy and with love.”

【1】What can we learn about the exhibition?

A.It will last about a month.

B.It was hardly influenced by the pandemic.

C.Visitors can jump inside the large-scale paintings.

D.The two artists couldn’t get involved in its preparations in person.

【2】Why do the artists infuse their works with Brazilian cultural elements?

A.To share their works with Chinese audiences.

B.To bring hope, energy and light to people’s life.

C.To help Chinese audiences understand Brazilian culture.

D.To make people think of something colorful and delightful.

【3】What is this text?

A.A story of two artists.

B.An exhibition review.

C.An introduction to an exhibition.

D.An advertisement for an exhibition.

23、   Plants, and the insects which rely on them, are the living foundations of our planet. But these foundations are under stress because we have a tendency to replace fields and forests with decorative trees and shrubs imported from around the world. Adding to the problem, our obsession (痴迷) with perfection leads us to use a lot of pesticides (杀虫剂).

These actions are part of the reason global biodiversity is crashing. There are over three billion fewer wild birds in North America than there were in 1970. Recent research shows that insect numbers, even in nature reserves, have fallen, and 40 percent of all insect species may be extinct within a few decades. This is discouraging news; however, there are actions we can take to help bring at least some species back.

The first step is to redefine our concept of “garden” to include more than just plants. We need to intentionally share our space, and not just with the birds, bees and butterflies that visit our flowers, but also with the little insects that may eat a part (very rarely all) of our plants. Therefore, we must limit pesticide use. It’s crucial to support nature’s recovery, and it’s much better for everyone: no doctor has ever recommended long-term exposure to pesticides.

Many drought-tolerant plants brought in from across the planet are being passed off as ecofriendly. However, mostly they’re not. Yes, you’re saving water, but these foreign plants can become disasters when they escape our yards. Helping the environment can be about more than saving water. Even in drier areas, like the American West, the selection of attractive native plants to choose from is vast. If dry is your style, there are native wildflowers, flowering bushes and trees that allow you to save water and nature.

Xeriscapes (节水型园艺) leave many gardeners thirsting for green, and there’s an important alternative that has been largely ignored. For those disenchanted with dry landscaping, using underappreciated and water-loving native plants to make your garden a real-life oasis (绿洲) could be lifesaving to wildlife. In nature, this unsung group of native plants is limited to riparian zones, the narrow belts of green along water bodies, but if consumers demand them, nurseries will increasingly carry these riparian species, and the presence of such plants in the garden will provide for many animals including not just butterflies and their relatives but also colorful birds.

The ideal garden would offer a combination of drought-tolerant native plants and a few species that need a little more water, providing options for little guests and the bigger ones that will come to eat them. As more creatures stop by to share our yards, we will be making nature, and us all, a little healthier.

【1】What do we know about insect species?

A．They have an impact on the diversity of plants.

B．They disappear because of lack of nature reserves.

C．They decrease partly due to our pursuit for perfection.

D．They are the reason why we replace fields and forests.

【2】The underlined phrase “disenchanted with” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．sick of

B．addicted to

C．concerned about

D．impatient with

【3】The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．why we need grow native plants in gardens

B．how gardening helps with biodiversity

C．whether we should redefine “garden”

D．what benefits gardening brings

【4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

CP: Central Point       P: Point       Sp: Sub-point       C: Conclusion

A．

B．

C．

D．

24、   What do you think of the Tai Kitchen? Let’s see what some customers said about the restaurant.

【1】When did Tom go to the Tai Kitchen?

A.Last week. B.Last term. C.Last month. D.A year.

【2】What does Helen think of the waiters in the Tai Kitchen?

A.Lively. B.Friendly. C.Honest. D.Handsome.

【3】What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指代) in the last paragraph?

A.The Tai Kitchen. B.The atmosphere.

C.The food. D.The service.

【4】What can you learn from what Peter said?

A.The food is cheap. B.The waiter is helpful.

C.The chef is food. D.The atmosphere is modern.

【5】What are the three customers talking about?

A.A restaurant. B.A park. C.A dinner. D.A city.

25、   In a land lived a cat and a dog. The dog was ____ Jack, and the cat's name was Smokey. They were ____ friends.

One day when Smokey and Jack were ____ a nap, Jack saw a mouse running out of the kitchen with a piece of cheese in his ____ . He said to Smokey, “Go get the ____ . If the masters find out that there is a mouse in the house, they might ____ you.”

“Yes. I have to catch that ____ mouse.” Smokey replied.

After listening to the whole conversation, the mouse ____ Jack. So he decided to start ____ between the cat and the dog.

The next day ____ Jack was napping, Smokey heard the mouse calling him in a low voice. “I got a little piece of ____ steak for you.”

Smokey ate the steak. Then the mouse ____ , “I want to make friends with you. I wouldn't want to be friends with Jack.”

“Don't ____ Jack like that, he is my best friend.”

“Well, did he share his tasty steak with you? Do you know that he gets a piece of ____ every other day?”

After hearing what the mouse said, Smokey felt very sad and decided not to ____ Jack. After noticing Smokey's unusual behavior, Jack was ____ and insisted on knowing why. ____ Smokey told him the fact.

At that time they realized that the mouse wanted to destroy their friendship ____ . Then they decided to catch the mouse. But the mouse had already ____ after having heard what the two ____ discussed in the other room.

【1】A.said B.named C.advised D.ordered

【2】A.best B.tender C.distant D.common

【3】A.playing B.talking C.taking D.running

【4】A.foot B.back C.head D.mouth

【5】A.mouse B.cheese C.steak D.dog

【6】A.praise B.award C.punish D.save

【7】A.exciting B.boring C.interesting D.tiring

【8】A.hated B.loved C.assisted D.killed

【9】A.happiness B.pleasure C.trouble D.terror

【10】A.after B.before C.when D.since

【11】A.smelly B.delicious C.soft D.hard

【12】A.whispered B.shouted C.demanded D.laughed

【13】A.talk with B.come about C.talk about D.argue with

【14】A.bread B.beef C.cake D.steak

【15】A.play with B.agree with C.fight with D.combine with

【16】A.glad B.puzzled C.excited D.terrified

【17】A.Finally B.Smoothly C.Slowly D.Quickly

【18】A.at the end B.by chance C.on purpose D.in need

【19】A.gone B.refused C.received D.forced

【20】A.couple B.friends C.enemies D.sisters

26、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Lai Shixiong, 68, president of the Ivy League Analytical English magazine based in Taiwan, believes that constant practice and hard work are the keys to mastering English。

Like many non-native speakers, Lai failed when he started learning English. When he was in high school, he once got the unbelievably low mark of seven out of 100 in an English test. He almost gave up on English, but then he graduated from high school and enrolled(入学 )in a military(军队的) school, where he met a classmate who was very good at English.

Amazed by his classmate’s American accent, Lai decided to start learning English from the very beginning. To correct his pronunciation, Lai practiced phonetic symbols(音标) hundreds of times everyday using vinyl records(黑胶唱片).

Now that he was able to pronounce words, he began to practice dialogues. “I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue," he said.“I was basically talking to the air.”

However, talking to himself also meant that Lai wouldn’t be able to hear English expressions from others. That was when dictionaries came to his rescue. Unlike many who just look up vocabulary and pronunciations, Lai looked at details—definitions, usages and example sentences. “By checking every single part of the entry(词条), you learn not only the vocabulary itself, but plenty of useful small words,” Lai said.

Reading and listening to English news is another good way to keep abreast of(了解……的最新进展) new expressions. “The English news can teach us how to describe new things in our daily lives,” Lai said.

When he found it easy enough to speak English, Lai thought of two ways to improve his skills. He used English to describe everything he saw. He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school. “There is no shortcut to mastering a language. You have to practice,” Lai said. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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